Medical

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Medical Dental Schools in the United Kingdom

• Dr K M Tekeli
• MBCHB DDS MFDS MRCS
• Facial Surgical Registrar

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Overview

• 132 000 EU students enrolled - 2013 UK
• High quality education
• Early adequate patient contact
• EU wide degree recognition
• High school fees though grants and loans
  available for EU students

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Introduction

• Medicine / Dentistry as a career
• Medical Dental Scheme Overview - EU
  relationship
• Pathways of medical education UK Medical
  Schools
• Pathways of dental education UK Dental Schools
• How to apply to medical / dental school ?
• Academic criteria and exams
• Personal statement interviews
• English language proficiency
• Funding and other possible pathways
• Top tips and websites

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Medicine / Dentistry as a Career

• Why do you want to become a doctor / dentist ?
• Do you have the necessary attributes ?
• Your expectations and long term plans ?
• Career path of a doctor / dentist
• Differences
• Lifelong learning

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UK Medical Dental Schemes

• General Medical Council (GMC)
• Regulates doctors
• Maintains standards for medical education
• Fosters high quality of care and good medical
  practice
• General Dental Council (GDC)
• Regulates dentists and dental care professionals
• Maintains standards for dental education
• Investigates complaints

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UK Medical Dental Schemes (contd)

• Medical Dental Schools
• MB BS , MB ChB , BDS , BChD Degrees
• Regional Deaneries for Training
• Foundation Training (Full GMC Reg. after FY1)
• Dental foundation training
• Specialist Training
• Medical Royal Colleges
• Oversees post graduate training
• Organises postgraduate exams
• Short courses and specialist training

After qualification, if doctors want to work in a
different EU country then , it is advisable to
have their full registration with GMC / GDC. (
Additional academic pathways are not mentioned
above )
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Pathways of Medical Education
Medical School (MBBS , MBCHB)
Foundation Training F1 F2 (Full GMC
Registration after F1 Year)
Specialist Training GP, Surgery, Medicine, Obs
Gynae, Paediatrics
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Pathways of Medical Education (contd)
High School - GCSE Level
A Levels (2 Years) (IB, BTEC)
Medical Course 5 Years Oxbridge (6
Years) Combined BSc/MBBS (6 Years)
BSc Degree 3 Years
Foundation Medical Course 5 1 Years
Dentistry 5 Years
GEP Medical Course 4 Years
MxFx Medicine 3 Years
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UK Medical Schools

• 33 Medical Schools
• 31 Undergraduate medical courses
• 15 GEP Medical courses
• 12 Foundation courses
• 4 Access to medicine courses (after 1 gap year,
  semi mature student)
• Location
• Type of degree course
• Problem base Vs Lecture base learning
• Entry criteria

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Pathways of Dental Education
Dental School (BDS, BChD)
Full Registration with GDC
Vocational Training Dental Foundation Year 1
(Obtaining performers number )
Dental Foundation Year 2 ( Hospital Based in
Different Specialties )
Specialist Training Oral Surgery, Restorative ,
Orthodontics etc.
General Dental Practitioner
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Pathways of Dental Education (contd)
High School - GCSE Level
A Levels (2 Years) (IB, BTEC)
Dental Course 5 Years
Predental Dental Course 5 1
BSc Degree 3 Years
Medicine 5 Years
GEP Dental Course 4 Years
MxFx Dentistry 3 Years
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UK Dental Schools

• 14 Undergraduate dental courses
• 4 GEP Dental courses
• 3 Pre-dental courses
• BDS / BChD 5 year degree course or 4 years as
  GEP

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How to apply medical / dental schools ?

• UCAS application (centralised)
• 4 Choices of medicine / dentistry 1 choice of
  other
• Deadline 15th of October
• Academic criteria
• Non academic criteria (skills, experience,
  motivation)
• UKCAT , GAMSAT, BMAT
• Personal statement
• Interviews
• Reference(s)

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• GCSE
• General Certificate of Secondary Education
• Compulsory subjects Maths,Science,Language and
  Religious Studies
• Variety of non compulsory subjects from humanity,
  art, technology, language,business
• GCE A Level Studies
• General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
• Subjects for medicine dentistry Maths,
  Physics,Chemistry
• Variety of subjects from different areas

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Academic Criteria (check with the school)

• Undergraduate Courses
• Combined GCSEs and GCEs
• AAA at least in 3 subjects including chemistry,
  biology, physics or mathematics
• International Baccalaureate (IB) 36-40 points
• Diploma di Esame di Stato (opzione Classica /
  Scientifica)  overall 88 - 95
• Graduate Entry Programmes (GEP)
• At least 21 from a science BSc degree programme
• Necessary GEP course exam

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Academic Criteria (check with the school) contd

• Foundation Course
• 1 year foundation course if you do not fulfil the
  requirements
• If successful upon completion progress into the
  course
• Not every foundation course accepts EU students
• MxFx (Maxillofacial) Medicine / Dentistry Course
• Prior Dentistry / Medicine degree
• MJDT or MRCS Diploma from RCSENG
• Previous maxillofacial experience in the UK

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UKCAT, GAMSAT, BMAT

• Reasoning and decision making assessed
• In the past only for GEP but now almost all
  schools
• No curriculum content, tests examines innate
  skills
• Evaluation of different types of information and
  inferring results
• UKCAT - 26 medical schools , 9 dental schools
• GAMSAT - 3 medical schools
• BMAT - Oxbridge , Imperial and UCL
• Attend specialist courses

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Personal Statement

• On UCAS form, 4000 characters max.
• Statement is crucial for getting shortlisted
  (interviews)
• Reasons behind why you want to become dentist /
  doctor
• Supporting evidence showing enthusiasm
• Work experience placements
• Abilities and attributes
• Do your RESEARCH beforehand

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Interviews

• Securing interview biggest obstacle
• After interview, chance of securing a place 50
• Proper planning is crucial
• Questions on

• Motivations and reasons to become a doctor /
  dentist
• Previous work experiences shadowing,
  volunteering
• Knowledge of current affairs, healthcare topics
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Extracurricular activities
• Teamwork

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English Language Proficiency

• Early clinical contact
• Good command of written and spoken English
• IELTS Academic exam score 7-7.5 (overall)
• TOEFL 100, each band min. 25
• Comm. Skills assessment during interview
• Very quick improvement due to continuous contact

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Funding for EU Students

• High tuition fees in England
• Scotland no tuition fees
• Tuition fees lower than England in Wales and NI
• EU Grants and loans available for students in the
  UK
• Overseen by Student Finance England (SFE)
• Tuition fee loans
• Living expenses loans

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Other Possible Pathways for EU Students

• Dentistry / medicine outside EU
• Pass accreditation exams in home country OR
• Temporarily work in a different EU country
  initially and 3 years after full registration
  move back home
• Courses taught in English
• Examples Caribbean's , US / Canada
• Downside High school fees

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Top Tips

• Do your RESEARCH beforehand
• Plan early and work towards deadlines
• Follow online forums actively
• Attend open days
• Work shadowing and experience
• Ultimate target is medical / dental school
• Age lt 30 - ok

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Websites

• Medicalcareers.nhs.uk
• Medschools.ac.uk
• Studentdoctor.net
• Thestudentroom.co.uk
• Getintomedicine.co.uk
• Ukcisa.org.uk